93 OBSERVATIONS 



the hair in hot water, it will not injure it T 

 and ten minutes will be sufficient. 



The links of lines for the artificial fly 

 should be softly twisted, they fall much 

 lighter on the water, and are greatly superior 

 to lines of si-Ik and hair ; the knots are not 

 a-n objection, as a running line is not neces- 

 sary in angling in the Trent with the artifi- 

 cial fly except for salmon; the two top links 

 should consist of twelve hairs, the three next 

 of nine, the four next of six, and the five 

 bottom links of three hairs, which with the 

 addition of a yard of silkworm gut, will 

 make the line long enough, and no 'other 

 number of hairs will twist regular, or bed 

 well together. 



Many authors direct the root ends of the 

 hair to be turned to the small ones, that the 

 link may be ot equal thicknefs ; if the hair 

 be good this advice is unnecessary, and you 

 will find it very troublesome, the weak ends 

 being tied to the strong ones will continual- 



